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Old clocks and watches & their makers : being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of nearly twelve thousand makers (1922)

Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913, Britten, Annie · London : E. & F. N. Spon · leaf 586

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The Progression of English Domestic Clocks 569 perforated metal dome-shaped addition, chased and gilded, calledbasket-work, surmounted by an enriched handle, was very popular.The basket top is probably of Dutch origin. Engravings of thisvariety are given on pp. 568 and 570. Most of them had a… … Fig. 777.—Clock, by John Harris, London. John Harris, London, I am indebted to Mr. Wilham Xewton. Mr.J. Drummond Robertson owns the fine double basket top clock byClaudius^Du Chesne, London, which appears in Fig. 778. Sometimes, instead of the open-work metal basket, a basket-shapedcurve of wood…

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